Derby Nottingham Metro Strategy events and travel offer

By 2030 Derby & Nottingham will have a global reputation as an exciting place to live, work and play – you'll want to learn here, do business here, have fun here and make this great place your home.‌

One of the five big ambitions of the Metro strategy is:

METRO LIVING - Providing a range of exciting and accessible opportunities for a modern urban lifestyle, befitting of a world-class urban area, where residents can live, earn and play through a wide range of sporting and cultural activities

As part of this, Derby and Nottingham are working together to cross-promote a programme of event highlights across both cities.

Events in Derby

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Events in Nottingham

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Metro travel ticket offer

Get £1 off unlimited day travel across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with a metro ticket

trentbarton and Kinchbus have launched a new metro ticket to make bus travel across the East Midlands simpler and cheaper. The metro ticket, which will be available on all trentbarton and Kinchbus routes*, will give you unlimited travel all day and night until 4am for just £8. It’s even available to use on red arrow, the fast and comfy coach between Derby & Nottingham.

Just show your event ticket to the driver, and ask for a metro ticket to get your discounted ticket.

Valid for any Metro partnership event listed above in bold.

Terms & conditions

Customers must show an event ticket to the driver and ask for a metro ticket. A metro ticket can be purchased on any trentbarton or Kinchbus bus* at any time on the dates of the confirmed events. This offer can’t be used in conjunction with any other. A customer can only purchase one metro ticket per event ticket shown. Valid only for any Metro partnership event listed above in bold.

Please note that due to the Coronavirus pandemic and in line with the latest government advice regarding social distancing, facilities and attractions are currently closed and events cancelled or postponed. We will be constantly updating the website and will keep people informed of any changes via social media. We urge visitors to follow Public Health England Guidance regarding Coronavirus.